What is the status of HB2018?

Chaptered as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Will become law without Governor's signature (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2018?

House Committee on Elections (I).

Where is the official record for HB2018?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2018/

Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages

Q: What is HB2018?

HB2018 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

Q: What does HB2018 do?

In its own words: An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly and providing criminal penalties therefor; providing for a civil cause of action for damages arising from such offense; amending K.S.A. 21-6205 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-702 and repealing the existing sections. New.

Status: Chaptered, April 10, 2026

What the bill says

An act concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly and providing criminal penalties therefor; providing for a civil cause of action for damages arising from such offense; amending K.S.A. 21-6205 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-702 and repealing the existing sections. New.

From the enrolled text, April 9, 2026:

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly and providing criminal penalties therefor; providing for a civil cause of action for damages arising from such offense; amending K.S.A. 21-6205 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-702 and repealing the existing sections. New Section 1. (a) Interference with the conduct of a religious assembly is: (1) By force, threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injuring, intimidating or interfering with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the right of religious freedom under the first amendment of the constitution of the United States or under section 3 or section 7 of the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas at a place of religious worship; or (2) recklessly damaging, defacing or destroying the property of a place of religious worship by means other than by fire or explosive. (b) Aggravated interference with the conduct of a religious assembly is interference with the conduct of a religious assembly as defined in subsection (a)(1) when in possession of any firearm or weapon that is an offense under K.S.A. 21-6301 or 21-6302, and amendments thereto. (c) (1) Interference with the conduct of a religious assembly as defined in subsection (a)(1) is: (A) A severity level 10, person felony, …

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Kansas HB2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages

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